Kernal Panic, assistance please

Greetings to all, Hope the holiday was enjoyable for everyone. This is my first post, but I usually search and find what I need based on previous threads. My system keeps crashing when I am browsing the internet, usually due to consistent refreshing -- I think that is what is triggering the power downs.

I have not had any issues since I March 2010, which is when I replaced my regular HD with an SSD. I cloned the original HD and it's now for storage. The restarts began after I installed the aircard onto my computer, I have since uninstalled, but I have had another crash today. I copied the script. Can someone please check it out for me? I would really appreciate the help with figuring out what I've done

MBP 2010 i7, 2.8, 8G Ram, SSD.

Other than the crashes, I maintain the system with programs I use weekly or whenever I think I need to clean it.

This points to the graphics drivers--specifically, the Intel graphics chip. So far as I'm aware, the Intel chips don't support hardwar accelerated h.264, so despite the fact that Flash may have been the front process, I doubt it's Flash's fault. Even if Flash is buggy, it still shouldn't be able to cause the machine to KP. If it could, that's Apple's fault--not Adobe's. So when it comes down to it, you can't blame Flash for a KP. No matter how buggy Flash is, it's still just a browser plugin. Until it has its own kernel extensions, it can't cause a KP.

If you are getting this a lot, I would suspect a bad graphics chip on your LB. If your machine is one of those that allows you to choose between better performance and better battery, try switching to better performance and see if the crashes go away.

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This points to the graphics drivers--specifically, the Intel graphics chip. So far as I'm aware, the Intel chips don't support hardwar accelerated h.264, so despite the fact that Flash may have been the front process, I doubt it's Flash's fault. Even if Flash is buggy, it still shouldn't be able to cause the machine to KP. If it could, that's Apple's fault--not Adobe's. So when it comes down to it, you can't blame Flash for a KP. No matter how buggy Flash is, it's still just a browser plugin. Until it has its own kernel extensions, it can't cause a KP.

If you are getting this a lot, I would suspect a bad graphics chip on your LB. If your machine is one of those that allows you to choose between better performance and better battery, try switching to better performance and see if the crashes go away.

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Thanks Detrius and the guys who responded. First, i uninstalled the Flash, and the reinstalled. This morning I did as recommended by Detrius and unchecked the box for performance/battery. I am using a docking station for my Mac, so that is not a problem for that option.

I just purchased this Mac in November, had a previous one and didn't have an issues. So I guess it is the new hardware within the new on that is causing the issue, we shall find out. I know most of the panics are unique if it's not bad RAM etc etc. I will continue to troubleshoot until it's resolved.

With code tags, the indentation will be visible so you can notice what's highlighted in red:

This points to the graphics drivers--specifically, the Intel graphics chip. So far as I'm aware, the Intel chips don't support hardwar accelerated h.264, so despite the fact that Flash may have been the front process, I doubt it's Flash's fault. Even if Flash is buggy, it still shouldn't be able to cause the machine to KP. If it could, that's Apple's fault--not Adobe's. So when it comes down to it, you can't blame Flash for a KP. No matter how buggy Flash is, it's still just a browser plugin. Until it has its own kernel extensions, it can't cause a KP.

If you are getting this a lot, I would suspect a bad graphics chip on your LB. If your machine is one of those that allows you to choose between better performance and better battery, try switching to better performance and see if the crashes go away.

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That's good information there. It was what I was wondering about. Obviously I can see that it related to the graphics chip because it listed it and I just wanted to know how the other person KNEW it was Flash, being that Flash wasn't specifically identified in the code.

That's good information there. It was what I was wondering about. Obviously I can see that it related to the graphics chip because it listed it and I just wanted to know how the other person KNEW it was Flash, being that Flash wasn't specifically identified in the code.

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Flash was an assumption based on the front process, which was WebKitPluginHost. It could be any plugin, but we like to blame Flash because it has caused Safari to crash a lot. Also, the front process is rarely relevant, as most processes should be incapable of triggering a KP.

Try uninstalling Flash altogether and NOT re-installing it. Run like that for a bit and see if Safari crashes still.

Another thing to clear out are Flash cookies or Local Shared Objects (LSO). These are cookies from Flash that are stored separately from regular cookies and are not cleared out by the usual way of clearing them from a browser.

You can adjust the settings from Adobe's website >>here<<. It's a web interface, but the settings are run directly to your computer. Read the page in the following link to properly setup the settings.

There are two ways to clear them out that I know of and one of them is a small program called Flush which you can get >>here<<.

Another way is if you use the Better Privacy plugin for Firefox, get it >>here<<.

If you don't use Firefox normally, I suggest either using it with that plugin if just to open Firefox so the plugin will run and then close Firefox or run Flush to keep these LSO's cleared. I've found that even though I have the settings marked in Adobe's settings, that they still get stored anyway and I have to clear them out manually using either of the two methods I mentioned.

I kind of doubt that clearing the LSO's will solve your kernel panics, but it's still a good thing to do if you are at all concerned about privacy. But try uninstalling Flash like I said and going that way to see if you still crash. Then if it doesn't, maybe that was the problem.

I have installed the plug-in and also the Flush. I removed those cookies that were found. I did re-install the flash, but I will remove it so we can narrow it down to see if it's Flash causing the crash.

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